I Want To Make A Homemade Trail Cam.any Info.

**WVdeerhunter** · 12-29-2007, 08:40 PM

I am looking to make a trail cam. been looking at some cams. sony DSC-S600 / W35 / W55 / P32 / P41 / S40 anyone ever use any of them? Where to get the stuff to make one.
Thanks alot

**LifeNRA** · 12-29-2007, 09:10 PM

http://www.hagshouse.com/Hags%20Hous...%20Project.htm

**wtnhunt** · 12-30-2007, 06:41 AM

Have 3 soon to be 4 p41 setups and a p32. Have an s600 that was going to go in a build, but have some issues with the cam, was an "as is" buy off ebay the lcd quit working on it so I have not been in any hurry. Have not attempted the fine soldering on the cam itself yet either, hope to get into it better after season closes.

The p41's make great cams, most of the pics I post in here are from p41 setups. Would look at jesseshunting and at pixcontroller's tutorials. Pretty good information available there. If you plan on buying anything from pix, they are quitting selling boards and parts come mid January, I dont use their stuff anymore anyways as it is overpriced. Using yeti cam boards now for my future builds, been happy with them.

Finn · 12-30-2007, 10:11 AM

You can check: http://www.whitetailsupply.com/

or sign up here...great guys here who just love to help out: http://realdealhuntingchat.invisionzone.com/index.php?

**WVdeerhunter** · 01-02-2008, 02:30 PM

Originally Posted by wtnhunt

Have 3 soon to be 4 p41 setups and a p32. Have an s600 that was going to go in a build, but have some issues with the cam, was an "as is" buy off ebay the lcd quit working on it so I have not been in any hurry. Have not attempted the fine soldering on the cam itself yet either, hope to get into it better after season closes.

The p41's make great cams, most of the pics I post in here are from p41 setups. Would look at jesseshunting and at pixcontroller's tutorials. Pretty good information available there. If you plan on buying anything from pix, they are quitting selling boards and parts come mid January, I dont use their stuff anymore anyways as it is overpriced. Using yeti cam boards now for my future builds, been happy with them.

Thanks alot for the info. Where do i get Yeti boards?

**wtnhunt** · 01-02-2008, 02:58 PM

Originally Posted by WVdeerhunter

Thanks alot for the info. Where do i get Yeti boards?

Go here for parts http://www.yeticam.com/HomeBrew_Parts.htm, and here for the boards http://www.yeticam.com/Control_Board_Overview.htm

**WVdeerhunter** · 01-02-2008, 03:09 PM

Originally Posted by wtnhunt

Go here for parts http://www.yeticam.com/HomeBrew_Parts.htm, and here for the boards http://www.yeticam.com/Control_Board_Overview.htm

Thanks I can't wait to try biulding one

**Snipe** · 01-02-2008, 03:25 PM

I know Gus has made plenty of these.. If you have any questions I'm sure she would be happy to help answer them..

**Gus** · 01-02-2008, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Snipe

I know Gus has made plenty of these.. If you have any questions I'm sure she would be happy to help answer them..

I have made a few cameras. All the ones I have made use the Sony P41 camera. The first few I built with the BG1 board (from Hags House) but that motion board is not made anymore, the last couple I built I used the Snapshot Sniper motion board. I have another P41 camera sitting here now which I will make in the next month or so that I am also going to use the Snapshot Sniper board.

**WVdeerhunter** · 01-02-2008, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by Gus

I have made a few cameras. All the ones I have made use the Sony P41 camera. The first few I built with the BG1 board (from Hags House) but that motion board is not made anymore, the last couple I built I used the Snapshot Sniper motion board. I have another P41 camera sitting here now which I will make in the next month or so that I am also going to use the Snapshot Sniper board.

SOULD I BUY A KIT FOR MY FIRST ONE? I've got a olympus 370

**Gus** · 01-02-2008, 10:48 PM

Originally Posted by WVdeerhunter

SOULD I BUY A KIT FOR MY FIRST ONE? I've got a olympus 370

Never messed with any of the olympus cameras, so I am not sure how hard or easy they are to work with. The P41 cameras are easy to modify. Click on the following link and scroll down a little and you can check out how to do a few of the cameras that can be used. http://snapshotsniper.com/TechInfo.htm

I wouldn't say that you should buy a kit, but I would say that you should read some on the different sites that have the instructions and then you could decide which you think would be the best for you to do.

The sites I look at are
http://hagshouse.com/forums/index.php?act=index
http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/index.php?act=idx
http://snapshotsniper.com/

There are a few other sites listed above that I see people metion on other sites, I am sure they have good info also, just never used them myself. Good luck, once you build one, you will be hooked and have to build another

**WVdeerhunter** · 01-03-2008, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by Gus

Never messed with any of the olympus cameras, so I am not sure how hard or easy they are to work with. The P41 cameras are easy to modify. Click on the following link and scroll down a little and you can check out how to do a few of the cameras that can be used. http://snapshotsniper.com/TechInfo.htm

I wouldn't say that you should buy a kit, but I would say that you should read some on the different sites that have the instructions and then you could decide which you think would be the best for you to do.

The sites I look at are
http://hagshouse.com/forums/index.php?act=index
http://www.jesseshunting.com/forums/index.php?act=idx
http://snapshotsniper.com/

There are a few other sites listed above that I see people metion on other sites, I am sure they have good info also, just never used them myself. Good luck, once you build one, you will be hooked and have to build another

Thanks Tanya and everyone for the help. Got a DSC-S600 today so it looks like it will be the one going in a homebrew.
Wish me luck hope i dont mess up my camera.

**wtnhunt** · 01-04-2008, 06:13 AM

Good luck with the s600. Dont think I would have opted for that cam for a first build. You can buy kits or buy the parts seperately. The s600 will take great pics, but due to that cam not being a fixed focus cam, it is not going to be as fast as the p41.

**WVdeerhunter** · 01-04-2008, 06:42 AM

Originally Posted by wtnhunt

Good luck with the s600. Dont think I would have opted for that cam for a first build. You can buy kits or buy the parts seperately. The s600 will take great pics, but due to that cam not being a fixed focus cam, it is not going to be as fast as the p41.

Yeticam has a board for the S600 know that you can fix the focus to make it as fast as the p41 which will make everyone happy. The p41 are hard to fined.

**wtnhunt** · 01-08-2008, 03:49 PM

Originally Posted by WVdeerhunter

Yeticam has a board for the S600 know that you can fix the focus to make it as fast as the p41 which will make everyone happy. The p41 are hard to fined.

The s600 you can disable the shutter door, but it still will have to focus. A lot of guys really like them in cams, I have one I had intended to build, and probably still will eventually.

The p41's are hard to come by, but if you are patient you can run up on deals on them. Sometimes it is just all about the checking at just the right time